Dear Colleague,

The MOAB TOPOLOGY CONFERENCE will be held May 30 through June 1, 2012, 
in Moab, Utah.   The conference will focus on interactions between quantum 
and geometric topology.

Invited speakers:

Ian Agol, UC Berkeley
Francis Bonahon, USC
Oliver Dasbach, LSU
Ilya Kofman, CUNI
Heather Russell, USC
Abigail Thompson, UC Davis
Roland Van der Veen, UC Berkeley
Helen Wong, Carleton College

There are a few open speaking slots which will be filled by other participants 
who submit abstracts.  We are especially interested in speakers who are 
graduate students and recent PhDs.

Moab is an incredibly beautiful place surrounded by desert, red rocks and 
mountains.   There are several national parks in the area including Arches and 
Canyonlands.

Registration and information:

http://www.math.usu.edu/~geer/conference/

Please distribute this email announcement to anyone who might be interested 
in coming to the conference.  We are especially interested in getting this 
notice to graduate students and post docs.

Sincerely yours, the organizers,
Nathan Geer and Jessica Purcell

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